Announcing STEAM Camp For Middle School Girls April 6-10, 2015

March 11, 2015 - PRLog -- Registration is now open for the STEAM Camp for Middle School Girls which takes place for one week from April 6-10, 2015 during Middle school vacation at Tech Liminal, the original technology hotspot and salon in Downtown Oakland, CA. The camp is based on a smart trend: "from STEM to STEAM" which incorporates Art & Design into teaching the high-demand skills of Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math. Campers get a direct experience of the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of using tech in the real world as well as exposure to women working in technical fields and who are involved with implementing technology and innovation.

“We are truly delighted to host these young students in our professional space and expose them to adults who practice STEAM for a living - whether it’s software engineering, climate modeling, architecture, electronics or music. STEAM Camp provides a space for girls from all different backgrounds to geek out together. To see that they are not alone - and to inspire them to keep learning and building," says Anca Mousiou, Founder, Tech Liminal.

“There are many reasons why girls drop out of math, science, and computer science. I think the most compelling ones have to do with how girls see themselves. So if we can create this space for girls to see each other doing geeky things - integrated with artistic, girl friendly, FUN lessons, then it’s a good foundation. It sets the stage for future success,” adds CB Smith-Dahl, Founder, Community Bridge Video.

About STEAM Camp
STEAM Girls Camp is an arts and technology day camp developed by Community Bridge Video and Tech Liminal. The camp takes place in a girls-only area at Tech Liminal, a female owned technology salon in downtown Oakland. Featuring hands-on activities, middle schoolers are encouraged to pursue interests in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math.

Girls create content for a website about their experiences and....
Program HTML & CSS to customize web pages.
Make wearable electronics to light up clothing.
Explore the mathematics of origami.
Creative writing and doodling for the website blog.
Build and play with Minecraft.
Make a hyperlapse movie.
3-D print a cookie cutter, and more.

April 6-10, 2015
Register: https://steamcampgirls.eventbrite.com

About The Indiegogo Campaign
Help us make the camp more sustainable, to let us do it again in the summer, and to curate some of the camp materials into a curriculum book for teachers and homeschoolers. Contribute to the fundraising campaign to invest in the future of Oakland youth and forwarding girls' exposure to STEAM related activities. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/steam-girls-camp

About Community Bridge Video
A creative media company founded by CB Smith-Dahl, we create videos and social media products for researchers, educators, and small businesses. Ms. Smith-Dahl has over 25 years of experience making media with youth and adults. http://www.communitybridgevideo.com/

About Tech Liminal
Started and owned by Anca Mousiou, a web designer and software engineer, Oakland's Technology Hotspot and Salon, Tech Liminal is an accessible, technology-focused community in Oakland where diverse minds meet and learn to apply the right tools to solve the right problems. In addition to workshops, classes, meetups, co-working space and website development coaching, Tech Liminal showcases local artists, hosts community events and local organizations. http://techliminal.com